The diverse CB 1 and CB 2 receptor pharmacology of three plant cannabinoids: Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol and Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabivarin

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-215

  Pertwee, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9 tetrahydrocannabinol; 9 tetrahydrocannabivarin; Cannabidiol; Cannabinoid receptor agonism; Cannabinoid receptor antagonism; Cannabis; CB 2 receptors; CB 1 receptors; Clinical applications

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; 5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABIGEROL; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; CAPSAICIN; CLONIDINE; DELTA 9 TETRAHYDROCANNABIVARIN; DELTA8 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; DEXANABINOL; DRONABINOL; METHANANDAMIDE; MORPHINE; NABILONE; O 4394; RIMONABANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABIVARIN 9;

CANCER PAIN; CELL MIGRATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CANNABIDIOL; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 38349158960     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707442     Document Type: Review

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